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Category Archives: Politics

R.I.P. Peter Scott

When I try to quickly define my blog for people (at least as it currently exists), I often say it’s about libraries, technology and politics (along with cute pictures of my kids of course.) That’s why the passing of longtime University of Saskatchewan librarian, Peter Scott, is so sad.  He was at the intersection of […]

Posted 07 January 2014 § Blog § Internet § Library § Saskatchewan § Technology § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Atheist Advent Calendar – Day 15 – Christopher Hitchens RIP

Amazing man. Watch this…

Posted 15 December 2013 § UK § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

1 in 5 Canadians Have Not Used the Internet In the Past Year: Exploring Our Digital Divide

Canada has a digital divide, a demographic that isn’t fully connected to the online world. In the past year, 20 per cent of Canadians haven’t used the internet once, from any location. And that number doesn’t include other kinds of disconnection, like those who don’t own a computer or cell phone, or who can’t use them effectively. […]

Posted 14 November 2013 § Canada § Internet § Jobs § Library § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “You that never done nothin’/But build to destroy/You play with my world/Like it’s your little toy”

Red poppy or white poppy, hero or victim, holiday or not, the only thing that’s clear is that Remembrance Day means different things to different people and, as with my defence of Justin Trudeau, I feel like shouting “Nobody has the right to say how others should or shouldn’t interpret/celebrate/commemorate Remembrance Day!” Well, except me. […]

Posted 11 November 2013 § Canada § Censorship § MusicMonday § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

In Defense of @justintrudeau and #askjustin (sorta kinda)

This won’t be the first time I tried to defend the seemingly indefensible on this blog. So let’s take a deep breath, swallow the bit of throw-up that’s rising in my throat and dive right in… 😉 Social media sites (especially Twitter) exploded over the past 24 hours after an e-vite for a $250/person fundraiser […]

Posted 08 November 2013 § Canada § Censorship § Humour § PopCulture § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , ,

“Remember, Remember the Fifth of November” (This Isn’t A Movie Anymore; It’s A Warning)

Do you know the connection between Guy Fawkes, the movie “V for Vendetta” and the Anonymous movement?  Or that today, was the Million Mask March at locations around the world? If you do, you probably also understand why a variety of worldwide movements and groups – from Anonymous to Occupy to WikiLeaks among others – are […]

Posted 05 November 2013 § Meme § PopCulture § UK § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Music Monday – “Everybody’s bawlin’ like Wallin/Cause who doesn’t want to fly to Saskatchewan/Via Punta Cana”

Posted 04 November 2013 § Canada § Humour § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

To End Poverty in #Canada, Guarantee Everyone $20,000/year (But Are You Willing to Trust the Poor?)

This is not a new idea to Canada (or to this blog). But this article is timely in light of a recent post that came across my Facebook News Feed about how “We all pay taxes so the government can give it to someone who doesn’t work as hard as you do.” That misperception that […]

Posted 10 October 2013 § Canada § Jobs § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – A Great Convocation Speech by Tim Minchin

God, I love Tim Minchin!  (Er, never mind that I said that given the topic of this post!) 😉 This convocation speech is especially great…        

Posted 04 October 2013 § FridayFunLink § Humour § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – Andino Suns – “Cantando el Pajaro”

One of the many highlights of the 2012 version of the Ryan Meili NDP Leadership campaign was an amazingly fun event that featured a great local Moose Jaw band by way of South America, Andino Suns. If I was a bit more linguistically adept, I’d try to catch a few lyrics from this song to […]

Posted 30 September 2013 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: ,